The Supreme Court has rejected the government's plea to enforce the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) over personal laws, urging Parliament to

The Supreme Court's recent judgment reinforcing the strict implementation of the child marriage prevention law is celebrated by activists and NGOs. The court affirmed that traditions cannot override the law,

The Supreme Court on Friday said the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by traditions under any personal law and observed marriages involving children violate the free will to choose a life partner.

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that no personal law from any religion can override the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA). Find out what is the legal age to marry in India and which states report the highest number of child marriages.

The Supreme Court on Friday said that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by traditions under any personal law. Observing that marriages involving children violate the free will to choose a life partner,

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said in the instance of child marriage, the right to sexuality of a person is systematically dismantled, and the assault starts with the sexualisation of the child at a tender age.

Issuing a slew of directions for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, an

The court urged Parliament to consider outlawing child betrothals, which ‘have the effect of violating free choice, autonomy, agency and childhood’.

The Supreme Court judgment came on a PIL by the Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action urging steps to check child marriages

T he Supreme Court on Friday held that personal laws and traditions cannot prevail over the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and issued a host of guidelines to achieve the "whole